Legal Opinion

Slinker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided April 19, 1977PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Assault with intent to murder; sentence: fifteen years imprisonment. This appeal arises from a gun fight which occurred in Huntsville in the early morning hours of September 24, 1975. On that occasion, the appellant shot two men, James Moss, Sr., and Steve Kirkland. Moss was killed and Kirkland was wounded. The appellant was convicted of second degree murder for killing Moss. This Court's opinion (by Harris, J.) affirming the murder conviction sets out in great…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Giles v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Goldberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Gunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  2. Arthur v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  4. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979

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